The arrest of the Secretary-General of the Railway Union has thrown the union scene into disarray on the eve of a national strike that was called off at the last minute.
The National Federation of Railway Workers, affiliated with the General Union of Algerian Workers (UGTA), experienced a surprising development after its former Secretary-General, Lounis Saidi, was placed in pretrial detention on Friday, July 5, 2025. This development led to the cancellation of the open-ended national strike scheduled to begin Sunday, July 7, in a move that has thrown the sector's union scene into disarray. Saidi had […]
The arrest of trade unionist Ali Mammeri: a flagrant violation of trade union freedoms and human rights.
In a disturbing and denounced move, Ali Mammeri, president of the National Union of Cultural Employees, was arbitrarily arrested from his workplace in Oum El Bouaghi on the eve of Victory Day. This arrest is part of an unjust campaign targeting union activists fighting to defend the rights of workers and employees. This arrest, which was carried out without clear legal basis, represents a flagrant violation of union freedoms and the rights of […]